DOLE: OFWs to Singapore not required to get vaccinated

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) going to Singapore are not required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Labor Attaché Saul De Vries stated that while strict quarantine protocols are in place, vaccination is not a requirement for entry.

Singapore requires OFWs to undergo a 21-day institutional quarantine and take three RT-PCR tests upon arrival.

The country has also temporarily suspended the entry approval applications of foreign workers from high-risk countries.

De Vries expressed hope that these regulations will be reviewed in July when COVID-19 cases have slowed down.